[RossA]

My grandmother claimed to have walked across the East River one winter. Not sure of the year. Maybe 1888? She would have been about 10 years old.

[VanDeKoik]

It’s actually true.

Before the Brooklyn Bridge was constructed, it was common for people to walk across when the river froze over seeing that the boats couldn’t ferry people over.

[FreeReign]

My grandmother claimed to have walked across the East River one winter. Not sure of the year. Maybe 1888? She would have been about 10 years old.